
BONUS EPISODE: Palestine 36 - Interview with Annemarie Jacir
Annemarie Jacir is the director of Palestine 36, the first major firm to bring the Great Revolt of 1936 revolt to the big screen. I sat down...
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This podcast is a deep dive into the social, economic, and political history of Palestine. Through the narration of Palestine's history, the podcast hopes to address some of the most common...

Annemarie Jacir is the director of Palestine 36, the first major firm to bring the Great Revolt of 1936 revolt to the big screen. I sat down...

The creation of the PLO placed new pressures on both Fatah and the Arab National Movement. This episode dives into the dawn of the Palestini...

1964 witnessed the creation of a Palestinian representative entity. Hidden behind this well documented historic event is the story of a deca...

In light of the Zionist state's repeated attacks on the grave of Izzidine al Qassam, I have decided to repost this episode. The episode foll...

The years between 1948 and 1964 are often thought of as "the lost years", wherein a bewildered Palestinian people scrambled to pick...

We begin the series with a look into the life of Musa Kazim al Husseini, one of the most important Palestinians of the Ottoman and Mandate e...

This preamble serves as a makeshift table of contents for the forthcoming episodes. Enjoy! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/p...

In this prologue to the Martyrdom Inc series I explore the evolution of martyrdom in the Palestinian imagination. Support this podcast at —...

The genocide on Gaza has resumed, and Israel has unveiled its final solution to the Palestinian problem. Support this podcast at — https://r...

The Great Revolt of Palestine (1936-1939) stands as the greatest challenge to British imperial rule in the interwar period. This is a story...

This short episode explores how the axis of resistance will respond to the assassination of Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr and Hamas...

Many people around the world first came to learn of Hamas on October 7th. Others may be old enough to conjure up memories of the Second Inti...

After the Nakba, the Palestinians found themselves dazed, displaced, divided. Part three of this mini series looks at how Palestinian resist...

There is perhaps no name more synonymous with Palestinian resistance than that of Izzidine al Qassam. In part two of this mini-series, we ex...

As British Imperialism and Zionist setter colonialism descended upon Palestine, why was there no Palestinian Mao, Che, or Ho Chi Minh? Why d...

In this episode we look at the relationships between Bedouin, peasant, and urban Palestinians in late Ottoman Palestine. The episode will al...

The PreOccupation podcast is back, this time with some reflections on the difficulty of telling the Palestinian story, and a deep dive into...

This three part mini-series explores the ways that resistance factions carry out their side of the information war, and the impact of the &#...

This three part mini-series explores the ways that resistance factions carry out their side of the information war, and the impact of the &#...

This three part mini-series explores the ways that resistance factions carry out their side of the information war, and the impact of the &#...

In this bonus episode, I break with the historical theme of the podcast to share some thoughts on Israel's recent assassination in Lebanon a...

It is widely known that in the 1870s, Palestine was administratively transformed into the Mutessarifat of al-Quds al-Sharif. What is much le...

Season 3 is a deep dive into Palestine's "Hamidian era." That is, the period under the rule of Sultan Abdulhamid II. In this season...

Last episode we saw how the notables of Palestine cleverly adjusted to the demands of modernity, emerging as winners in the Ottoman reform e...

This interview originally aired on "Stories from Palestine", a great podcast where the host, Kristal, uncovers the mysteries of cont...

The period of the Tanzimat - a time of rapid, relentless, state-sponsored modernization - ran from 1840 to 1876. In less than four decades,...

I am joined by Dr. Usamma Makdisi to discuss his most recent book "The Age of Coexistence". In this book Dr. Usamma Makdisi explores...

Dr. Andrew Delatolla is a professor of Middle Eastern studies at the University of Leeds. His book "Civilization and the Making of the S...

In part two of "The Bloody Birth of the Arabs", we explore how the violence of 1860 gave voice to a new message: " Hob al watan...

In 1860, two communities in Mount Lebanon - who had coexisted for centuries - found themselves barreling toward a head on collision. With a...

The Tanzimat reforms stretched from 1839 to 1876. In that time, the Ottoman empire engaged in a centralization campaign that completely alte...

Is diversity a problem, or a blessing? For centuries, the Ottoman Empire was arguably the most diverse polity in the history of the world. B...
A special announcement regarding season 2! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/preoccupation-a-not-so-brief-history-of-palestine...

Between 1831 and 1840, Palestine fell into the hands of Mohammed Ali Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt. During his reign, the first spark of Pales...

On July 1st I spoke with Adar, creator of the Sulha network. Adar and I have had numerous private conversations on the subject of peace, nor...

Between the 16th - 19th centuries, Europe experienced technological and social transformations that had a profound impact on Palestine. Simu...

In 1799 Napoleon Bonaparte makes landfall in Jaffa. This represents the first saga in Palestine's long history with European colonialism. Me...

In the 18th century, the northern district of Safad is the centre of Palestine's lucrative cotton trade. At the peak of Safad's cotton boom,...

“The inhabitants [of Nablus] are most proud of it, and think there is no place in the world equal to it.” These words were spoken by a pries...
This episode is part one of a three part series covering early Ottoman Palestine (16th - 18th centuries). In the 16th century a new power ca...
Where does the name Palestine come from? Who are the Palestinians? Are they "Arabs" who migrated over from neighboring countries, or...